Welcome to Baynesville ...

Baynesville is located in Baltimore County<1>.

The location of Baynesville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Baynesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Baynesville is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Baynesville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Baynesville: (410), (443)<4> & (667).

Websites for Baynesville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Baynesville, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Baynesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Baynesville - it's located in Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Baynesville.

Communities near Baynesville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Baynesville.

• Baltimore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <5>
• Bel Air
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
  • Bel Air is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Former names for Bel Air:
  • Belle Air
  • Belle Aire
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <5>
• Dulaney Valley ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dulaney Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Valley
  • Dulaney Valley is located in Baltimore County
• Riderwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riderwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood
  • Riderwood is located in Baltimore County
• Brooklandville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklandville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklandville
  • Brooklandville is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklandville <5>
• Charles Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
  • Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
• Fontana Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fontana Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Village
  • Fontana Village is located in Baltimore County
• Garden Village Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village Park
  • Garden Village Park is located in Baltimore County
• Glen Arm
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Arm
  • Glen Arm is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Arm <5>
• Long Green
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green
  • Long Green is located in Baltimore County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Baynesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Baynesville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Baynesville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Baynesville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Baynesville. See our Newspapers Page for Baynesville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baynesville ...

Looking for more information about Baynesville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Baynesville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Baynesville.

Adding Baynesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Baynesville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Baynesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Baynesville post office opened in 1882.

We also found Baynesville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baynesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Baynesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/